Concert Schedule 2012
March
9 at 8 pm
Mission Peak Brass Band, Jackson Theatre FlyerOhlone's Mission Peak Brass Band, directed by Tony Clements, presents a concert featuring pieces covering a wide variety of musical styles. Included will be Send in the Clowns by Stephen Sondheim, featuring Flugelhorn Soloist Cliff Mercer; Suite from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, arranged by Alan Fernie; the Die Fledermaus Overture by Johann Strauss, arranged by Aubrey Winter; The Beatles Go Brass by Lennon and McCartney, arranged by Alan Fernie; and more.
- 11 at 2 pm
Ohlone Wind Orchestra, Jackson Theatre FlyerCalifornia’s Premier Wind Orchestra, directed by Tony Clements, presents a program of classics and modern music for wind ensemble. Classic works include Weinberger’s Polka and Fugue from the opera ‘Schwanda the Bagpiper’, Alford’s classic march The Purple Carnival, and Stephen Bulla’s arrangement of selections from Sondheim’s dark masterpiece, Sweeney Todd. Modern selections include Robert W. Smith’s Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual, Steven Reineke’s The Witch and the Saint, Vince Oliver’s Of Which Song Shall the Muse Next Sing? and Jan Van der Roost’s challenging Sinfonietta. Bay Area composing maestro George Roumanis gets the band swinging with his Super Big Band Evolution, a sure crowd-pleaser!
- 11 at 5 pm
Ohlone Symphony Orchestra, Jackson Theatre FlyerThe Ohlone Symphony Orchestra, directed by Larry Osborne and the Mission College Symphony, directed by Joseph Ordaz will perform a combined concert featuring Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1. Additional works to be performed are Eckl’s Gypsy Concerto for Cello with Rebecca Roudman, soloist and the first movement from Beethoven’s Piano Concerto #3 with Brad Arington, soloist.
- 14 at 7:30 pm
Community Band, Jackson Theatre FlyerThe Ohlone Community Band, directed by Tony Clements, presents its Winter Concert. The Band will be celebrating Women’s History Month with Anne McGinty’s The Red Balloon and Julie Giroux’s Il Burlone. Other works include Arthur Pryor’s Thoughts of Love, featuring trombone soloist John Monroe; Philip Sparke’s The Sun Will Rise Again, with guest conductor Chris Nalls, dedicated to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011; and more.
- 17 at 8 pm
Ohlone Chamber Singers, Jackson Theatre Flyer -
12th Annual Masterworks Concert
“For Those Who Serve...” -
Join the Ohlone Chamber Singers, directed by Michael Morris in their 12th Annual Masterworks Concert, dedicated to those who have served in the armed services.
- The featured work is a new composition for choir, baritone soloist, trumpet soloist, and string ensemble called Songs of Love and War by composer Paul Moravec. The Songs of Love and War’s texts are taken from four letters to and from American servicemen and their families. The letters are from the Civil War, WW I, WW II, and Vietnam.
- The concert will feature soprano Susanna Jimenez, mezzo-soprano Wendy Buzby, tenor Gabriel Cohen, baritone Jeffrey Taylor, and trumpeter Guy Clark.
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18 at 3 pm
Ohlone Chamber Singers, St Jude's Episcopal Church, 20920 McClellan Road, Cupertino Flyer
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12th Annual Masterworks Concert
“For Those Who Serve...”Join the Ohlone Chamber Singers, directed by Michael Morris in their 12th Annual Masterworks Concert, dedicated to those who have served in the armed services.
- The featured work is a new composition for choir, baritone soloist, trumpet soloist, and string ensemble called Songs of Love and War by composer Paul Moravec. The Songs of Love and War’s texts are taken from four letters to and from American servicemen and their families. The letters are from the Civil War, WW I, WW II, and Vietnam.
- The concert will feature soprano Susanna Jimenez, mezzo-soprano Wendy Buzby, tenor Gabriel Cohen, baritone Jeffrey Taylor, and trumpeter Guy Clark.
May
- 4 at 8 pm
Mission Peak Brass Band, Jackson Theatre FlyerOhlone's Mission Peak Brass Band, directed by Tony Clements, presents their final concert of the year. The concert will feature Gershwin’s Summertime with Rob Lenicheck, soprano cornet soloist. Other works include New York, New York; Lil' Darlin'; The Land of the Mountain and the Flood; Jubilee Overture; and many more.
- 5 at 8 pm
Ohlone Chamber Singers, Jackson Theatre FlyerThe Ohlone Chamber Singers, directed by Michael Morris, presents their final concert “Of Thee I Sing.” The concert is a celebration of American music and features the choral music of William Billings, Aaron Copland, and Mack Wilberg.
- 6 at 2 pm
Ohlone Wind Orchestra, Jackson Theatre FlyerCalifornia's Premier Wind Orchestra, directed by Tony Clements, presents their final concert of the year. Familiar works include Gustav Holst's First Suite in E-Flat for Military Band, Richard Rodgers' Victory at Sea, and Paul Hindemith's "March" from Symphonic Metamorphosis. The concert will conclude with David Whitwell's masterful transcription of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.
- 6 at 5 pm
Ohlone Symphony Orchestra, Jackson TheatreCANCELLED
- 9 at 7:30 pm
Community Band & Tuba Ensemble, Jackson Theatre FlyerThe Ohlone Community Band and the Ohlone Tuba Ensemble, directed by Tony Clements, present their annual Spring "Pops" Concert. The 60-piece OCB and 35-piece OTE will present a wide range of popular music including Dixieland and Blues standards; Leroy Anderson's Blue Tango; the haunting Theme from Schindler's List by John Williams, featuring soloist Jennifer Burlingame; the music of Frank
Sinatra; Clown Act, a modern take on Circus Clowns; and more. - 10 at 7:30 pm
Jazz Combo Class, NUMMI Theatre FlyerThe Thursday night Jazz Combo Class, led by Tim Roberts, performs in a jazz nightclub atmosphere in the NUMMI Theatre. Come enjoy standards by composers such as Cole Porter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Hart, and more.
- 11 at 7 pm
Rock Combo Class, Jackson Theatre FlyerThe Friday afternoon Rock Combo Class, led by Tim Roberts, performs music featured by bands from the British Invasion — the Beatles, The Who, The Stones, The Yardbirds, The Kinks, etc.
- 11 at 8:30 pm
Chops Big Band, NUMMI Theatre FlyerThe Chops Big Band, directed by Ken Crowell, presents a Spring concert featuring Frank Moura and the trombone section in Antonio Carlos Jobim’s Wave. Other tunes include Ray Charles’ arrangement of Oh, What a Beautiful Morning, Meyers’ arrangement of Straighten Up and Fly Right, and much more.
- 12 at 2 pm
Community Chorale, Centerville Presbyterian Church, 4360 Central Ave, Fremont Flyer - The Community Chorale, directed by Darryl Guzman, presents "A Concert of Fives..." with the Fremont Christian High School Vocal Ensemble as special guests. The performance will feature Five Hebrew Love Songs by Eric Whitacre, Five American Folk-Hymns by Mack Wilberg, and five American songs.
